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Steve Jobs

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Food Word Clouds: Michael Voltaggios's Ink. Menu

    Sure, many of us often long for the days of vellum and foolscap, or maybe manual typewriters, or at the very least dense newsprint and certain glossy Condé Nast magazines, instead of the relentlessness of Twitter's Ritalin haiku and, yeah, food blogs. But sometimes technology is pretty awesome. Con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    Jason Russell, Invisible Children Co-Founder, Reportedly Detained for Public Masturbation, Vandalizing Cars in Underwear

    Updated on second page with exclusive details from the San Diego PD. (Correction: Russell wasn't arrested, only detained. Headline has been changed.) Also, Invisible Children responds. According to NBC San Diego, cops caught the "storyteller and dreamer" behind the Kony 2012 campaign running around ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Condoms Still Suck, No Matter What Joycelyn Elders Thinks (She's on Trojan's Payroll)

    By Dr. Paul R. Abramson & L.J. WilliamsonThe good news: Joycelyn Elders, former surgeon general of the United States, reads L.A. Weekly!The bad news: She's pissed at us. We made Dr. Elders mad because we said that condoms suck.Maybe if we hadn't said anything, no one would have noticed. Maybe inste ... More >>

  • News

    February 16, 2012

    Safety in Rubbers

    By Dr. Paul R. Abramson & L.J. WilliamsonThe good news: Joycelyn Elders, former surgeon general of the United States, reads L.A. Weekly!The bad news: She's pissed at us. We made Dr. Elders mad because we said that condoms suck.Maybe if we hadn't said anything, no one would have noticed. Maybe inste ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    February 9, 2012

    Condoms Suck

    We're spending billions to develop an HIV vaccine. Why not also focus on building a better condom?

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Mr. Brainwash's 'Art Show 2011' Gets Populism Right

    photo by Nanette GonzalesMr. Brainwash's "Art Show 2011"​ Update: Show has been extended, and will be open one more day, on Jan. 8. Doors open at 2 p.m. Location is 960 N. La Brea Ave. At "Art Show 2011," equivocal street artist Mr. Brainwash's 80,000 square-foot feat, Mr. Brainwash sat at a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    John Hodgman, Author of That is All , on the Trials of Being a Deranged Millionaire and Oprah's Secret Space Ark

    Brantley Gutierrez, courtesy of DuttonFormer PC, John Hodgman hangs out with his favorite ferret skeleton​ Like a perfectly normal person, John Hodgman prowls the vast data tubes of the internet late at night...in his underwear....stuffing himself with kimchi. He devours factoids ranging from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Taste Awards Nominees Announced: Anthony Bourdain, Alton Brown Steve Jobs

    Taste Awards​What do Steve Jobs, Kung Fu Panda 2 and The Chew have in common? They'll each be recognized during the next annual Taste Awards. Contrary to the name, the award ceremony, held January's 3rd in Hollywood, honors not just food but style and home lifestyle programming in television, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    dubh/Flickr​What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. Los Angeles Times: dine like a Vietnamese emperor at Huong Giang; avocado wood bacon; eggplant osso buco. Ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Merriam-Webster, Let's Get Slizzard

    Dear Merriam-Webster: We admit it: We're not hip. We didn't know until very recently that "Like A G6" isn't about a super-advanced Steve Jobs prototype computer that can also fly jet planes. As a Professional Writer, there is one thing we do know: language. Specifically, the English language. We ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    Lupe Fiasco - Hollywood Palladium - October 10, 2011

    Lainna FaderLupe Fiasco​Lupe Fiasco and Chiddy Bang Hollywood Palladium October 10, 2011 Better than... hip-hop shows without electric fiddle. Lupe Fiasco's "Generation Laser" show last night at the Palladium did not seem like it was going to go well. A couple hours after the doors opened, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Will Steve Jobs' Death Help Sell iPhone 4S?

    Update: Sure enough! In the 24 hours since it's been available for pre-order, the iPhone 4S has almost doubled all previous iPhone records in that period. Apple reports that one million phones have been sold. Stock, naturally, is up as well. Lesson: Grief sells. Originally posted October 6 at 1 p.m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    CalTech Shoots to Top of 'World University' Rankings; UC Campuses Struggle to Hold on

    Was Obama's shout-out to the California Institute of Technology in January the last push it needed to trample Harvard and Stanford for the No. 1 spot in (arguably) the world's most prestigious college rankings? The Times of Higher Education, a British operation, gave the Pasadena underdog top honor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    L.A.'s First Rainy Day Causes 481 Accidents, At Least 5 Deaths, General Mayhem

    Aside from a couple end-of-summer showers so far this year, yesterday was the first real rainy day of 2011. And you know what a rainy day means in L.A.: People are going to freak the F out, creating a traffic tangle worse than the Internet trying to reconcile the Occupy protests with the death of 1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Vidcon 2011: YouTube Stars Invade the Hyatt Century Plaza for the Comic-Con of Online Video

    Zachary Pincus-RothThe line to meet the online comedy duo Smosh​ An army of teens sporting Justin Bieber haircuts, donning animal hoods and wielding Flip cameras invaded the Hyatt Century Plaza in Century City Thursday through Saturday for the second annual Vidcon, which is making a push to be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    iPhone Snitch? There's an App For That, and It's Connected to L.A. County Law Enforcement

    hotgirlswithiphones.comDo tell.​In the hood they say snitches get stitches. But what if they can tell all with the push of a few keys on their iPhones? You'll never know, pelon. This could change the whole game, player. Look here, my snitches, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department announced th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    The Daily Meal's 50 Most Powerful People in Food

    Listmania continues (David Letterman's cultural legacy, perhaps, along with Velcro suits) but this time The Daily Meal has come up with something more compelling than a list of Top 10 Cupcakes. Theirs? America's 50 Most Powerful People in Food. It's a good list, as it would be: The Daily Meal is h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    (VIDEO) One Journalist Meets His Creepy-Real 'L.A. Noire' Video Game Counterpart

    Game InformerAh, to play (and star in) video games for money​Hey -- we wanna do that! Video-game blogger Dan Ryckert, over at Game Informer, is making us feel like we definitely picked the wrong beat of this career with some detailed escapades into the realm of virtual reality. Ryckert scored ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    Jon Stewart Crowned 'Most Influential' Man Of The Year

    Jon Stewart influences people.​It looks like L.A. will be enjoying hosting (he'll appear via satellite) the most influential man in America Saturday -- Jon Stewart, who topped AskMen.com's "Top 29 Most Influential Men of 2010" list this week. Stewart is appearing, via satellite, at his "Rally ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    (Video) Steve Jobs Wants Your Kidney: New Law Signed By Gov. Schwarzenegger Makes That Possible

    We've given Steve Job's company thousands for Apple products: Does he really need our kidney?​As if he doesn't have enough in life -- Apple, lots of money, unlimited iPhones -- Steve Jobs wants your kidney. Actually, he doesn't need your kidney. But as a transplant recipient (he got a new live ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Apple Schedules Special Press Conference To Address Problems With iPhone 4

    Gizmodo​Apple scheduled a press conference Friday to address a growing roar of discontent with its iPhone 4, which this week was found by Consumer Reports to have serious issues with reception. The San Jose Mercury News called the last-minute conference "unprecedented" for the normally quali ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Steve Jobs Rolls Out iPhone 4 Fix: A Free, $35 Case

    Gizmodo​In a hastily organized news conference called to respond to criticism that the iPhone 4 has serious reception problems, Apple chief Steve Jobs announced a solution that sidestepped a recall that could have cost the company $1.5 billion: Free, $35 cases that seem to put virtual duct tap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Is The New iPhone 4 An Epic FAIL? Consumer Reports Gives It A Thumbs Down

    Gizmodo​Hold on to your Ray-Bans, Echo Park hipsters: The iPhone 4 has been declared a FAIL by Consumer Reports magazine (via LA Biz Observed). It wasn't AT&T's new reaming digital data plan that will certainly put most monthly iPhone bills above $100. It wasn't the fact that the new phone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Lines For The iPhone Could Mean Leak Of New Gadget Did Apple Good

    ​One of Apple's arguments in its push to condemn the website Gizmodo and those journalists who helped to leak images and information about the new iPhone was that the unauthorized previews hurt sales of its existing phone model because, getting a taste of the edgy new gadget, people would wait ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    LA Weekly Flickr Pool Reader Photo of the Day: Open Season

    This LA Weekly Flickr pool photo comes to you courtesy of photographer aalorber, who took the shot of last Sunday's crawfish boil at Dominick's with his iPhone. That would be the 3G, which apparently works a whole lot better than the one Steve Jobs tried to demo the other day. Happy crawfish season. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Journalist's Home Searched For Information On iPhone Seller; Coveted Apple Prototype Sold For $10,000

    An affidavit and search warrant unsealed at the behest of the Los Angeles Times and other news organizations revealed that authorities in Silicon Valley searched a reporter's home in order to obtain more evidence on a suspect who sold an Apple iPhone prototype to the writer. The Times reports that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    L.A. 'Street Artist' Mr. Brainwash Takes Manhattan (With a Velvet Rope, Of Course)

    By Barbara Celis David Bowie, U2, Madonna, and the Rolling Stones. What could they possibly be doing together in the Meatpacking district of New York yesterday? Just hanging out at a party with Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Damien Hirst and Barack Obama. Kind of. Slash, by Mr. Brainwash​ They we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Should Hollywood Be Afraid Of The iPad?

    Apple​As Apple honcho Steve Jobs introduced the company's latest game-changer, the iPad, the Los Angeles Times called it "the most anticipated tablet since Moses.'" Over-hyped or not, the possibilities for this near 10-inch touch-screen computer will probably roll over us slowly -- the same wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    iPhone Users Plan Protest To Choke AT&T Network Today

    ​If your iPhone is a little slow you can probably blame fellow users are staging a protest Friday to send a message to AT&T that they're not going to be happy if the company start charging usage fees for those who use the internet and email functions of their devices more. The protest was act ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Camp Freddy's Billy Morrison Highlights His 10 Most Important Cultural Events of the 1970s

    Billy Morrison​Editor's Note: For Angelenos, guitarist Billy Morrison is perhaps best known for his work with all-star cover band Camp Freddy, which also features core members Dave Navarro (guitar), Matt Sorum (drums), Donovan Leitch, Jr. (vocals), Chris Chaney (bass). Indie 103.1 fans no doub ... More >>

  • Articles

    November 12, 2009

    Pedraza vs. Macintosh: Worms in the Apple

    Billy Morrison​Editor's Note: For Angelenos, guitarist Billy Morrison is perhaps best known for his work with all-star cover band Camp Freddy, which also features core members Dave Navarro (guitar), Matt Sorum (drums), Donovan Leitch, Jr. (vocals), Chris Chaney (bass). Indie 103.1 fans no doub ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    Techcrunch Crunchup: L.A. Does it in Realtime

    SoCal native and the "Golden God of Tech" Michael Arrington was born and raised in Huntington Beach so it came as no surprise that the L.A. contingent was out in full-force at this year's Techcrunch Crunchup Real Time Conference and summer party at the August Capital offices in Palo Alto. There for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    The Woz on Dancing with the Stars

    Oh man. Steve Wozniak is going to be on Dancing With the Stars. I don't watch the show, but they've now found the one star that would make me start. Wozniak co-founded Apple Computers with Steve Jobs. I wonder if they tried to get Jobs to dance as well. Or Bill Gates. That would have been the ultim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2009

    Last Night: Tech Industry Geeks Barrage Knitting Factory for Digg.com Meetup L.A.

    Hundreds of Diggnation fans, Diggers and general tech industry geeks barraged the Knitting Factory last night for the Digg.com Meetup L.A. -- the crowd on Hollywood Boulevard started lining up at 8 a.m. with attendees setting up folding chairs, the general vibe reminiscent of a Star Wars or LOR prem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2008

    The Future of Reading for Non-Readers: Book Expo America 2008

    Book Expo America is supposed to be "for the trade" only. So says the program. That is a move in the wrong direction. Book events, especially the massive spectacle ones, should be inclusionary rather than exclusionary. How else are we going to regain the sense of reading as a fun, sexy thing to do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2008

    The staggering idiocy of Bob Lefsetz boiled to its essence

    As long as we're on the subject of Bob Lefsetz, let's talk Bob Lefsetz. I've stayed away from mentioning Santa Monica-based music biz prognosticator Bob Lefsetz because, well, he hangs himself from the endless rope on a daily -- nay, hourly -- basis every time he opens his blathering Bachman-Turner ... More >>

  • Music

    March 1, 2007

    Sales Go Soft. Shins Go Limp. Rock Critics Go Limper.

    As long as we're on the subject of Bob Lefsetz, let's talk Bob Lefsetz. I've stayed away from mentioning Santa Monica-based music biz prognosticator Bob Lefsetz because, well, he hangs himself from the endless rope on a daily -- nay, hourly -- basis every time he opens his blathering Bachman-Turner ... More >>

  • Music

    February 1, 2007

    Hip-Hop Is Dead

    ...and other reports that have been greatly exaggerated

  • News

    January 11, 2007

    Phone Sex, Kiss-offs and Showmances

    Hollywood starts new year with a bang

  • Music

    May 18, 2006

    Spank Rock, Wolfrock and Honest Hips

    Hollywood starts new year with a bang

  • News

    June 9, 2005

    Baby Love

    The hippie-capitalist wisdom of CD Baby founder Derek Sivers, hero to 93,000 indie musicians and counting

  • News

    February 19, 2004

    Brat Brawl

    Disney and Comcast fortunate sons need therapy more than this takeover

  • News

    December 4, 2003

    Mice Behaving Badly

    Front and center at the Disney-Eisner pissing contest

  • Columns

    November 27, 2003

    Crashing Comdex

    Front and center at the Disney-Eisner pissing contest

  • News

    August 15, 2002

    Someone Fishy

    Reeling in Michael Eisner

  • Columns

    June 14, 2001

    Star Wars Wars

    The Best of Sitegeist

  • Columns

    June 7, 2001

    BREAKING NEWS EDITION:
    Store Opens in Mall

    Customers attend

  • Art+Books

    May 4, 2000

    Scents and Sensibility

    Aromatherapy coming to your desktop soon

  • Calendar

    December 16, 1999

    Writing in the City

    Mona Simpson’s dilemma

  • Columns

    April 15, 1999

    Star Wars Wars

    Mona Simpson’s dilemma

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